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7 Verified reviews from people who have booked Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski on Tablet Hotels.
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Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski
The Great Wall Exit at Shuigan
Beijing, China
Style: Cutting-Edge
Atmosphere: Secluded
236 Rooms
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The Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski is most often described as an architectural museum, a design exhibition, an exercise in cutting-edge modernism — architourists travel from all over the world to walk its polished wood and stone halls and admire the work of two dozen of Asia’s leading architects.
To fully experience the Commune, however, you have to live it. It’s one thing to aesthetically appreciate these (admittedly sublime) structures against the backdrop of the rugged Chinese countryside; it’s another thing altogether to wake up and gaze out at the lush green hills through floor-to-ceiling windows, and live surrounded by stunning avant-garde interiors and classic modern furnishings by the likes of Marc Newson and Karim Rashid, among many others.
The original 11 villas are massive, ranging from four to six bedrooms, and are essentially luxurious experimental mansions. A new partnership with the Kempinski hotel company has brought about 31 new villas — cut from the same experimental cloth as the rest of the Commune, but sized (and budgeted) for individual travelers rather than moguls.
If you’re interested in the absolute height of modern architecture and luxury hospitality, by all means, book a villa. For the rest of us, the Kempinski additions are the best sampler of China's newest architectural wonder.
How to get there:
Commune by the Great Wall is approximately a 1 1/4 hour drive from Beijing Capital International Airport, 20 km away from the main train station (Qing Long Qiao station) and a 1 1/4 hour drive from Beijing's city center. Please contact customerservice@tablethotels.com to arrange airport transfers from Beijing.
Kids:
Guests over the age of 12 are considered adults. Some rooms accommodate 3 or more. The "Presidential Suite" room sleeps up to 3 guests. For crib/cot, must book "Standard Room" room or larger. For 2 adults + rollaway bed, must book "Standard Room" or larger. For 2 adults + 2 kids beyond crib age, must book "Deluxe Room" room or larger. Connecting rooms available. Can be confirmed upon reservation.
Cribs are available and may be subject to an additional fee. Roll-away beds available for an additional fee of RMB500. No additional charges for kids beyond crib/roll-away.
Pool available that allows kids. Babysitting services provided by screened hotel personnel at RMB150 per hour. Daycare services provided, kids between the ages of 0 and 12 can be dropped off on a fixed schedule at RMB150 per hour. The restaurant is kid-friendly with high chairs and a kids menu. Room service offers a kids menu. Story Telling 0-12 Baking 4-12 Drawing 3-12 Weekend Costume Party 2-12 Bithday Parties on Demand 0-12
Emergency amenities include diapers and milk bottles.
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7 verified guest reviews for Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski
From people who have actually stayed at Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski
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kchin3
Stayed October 2009
I Liked
What the hotel could do better
It's a shame the hotel did not pay attention to details like keeping the lawn mowed and windows spotless. We were quite disappointed with the comfort level of the room we stayed in.
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hstone2
Stayed July 2009
Overall rating: Excellent
hstone2 has 1 recommendation for Beijing, China on Tablet Guides
I Liked
Setting and architecture
What the hotel could do better
Nothing
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amountjoy
Stayed January 2009
Overall rating: Good
amountjoy has 1 recommendation for Beijing, China on Tablet Guides
I Liked
We were housed in a four bedroom villa that we had to ourselves. The staff took us on a private tour of three of the original villas. The staff drove us to the Great Wall (for a price, about $30) and picked us up when we were ready to come home. They also arranged (for a price, about $100 each way) a car with driver from Beijing (about an hour drive) and back to the airport on exactly our schedule. The restaurant had an excellent western style dinner that we enjoyed as well as a fixed price Chinese menu that was generous and tasty.
What the hotel could do better
The Spa was beautiful and had great service but we would have liked just a simple hot tub on the deck of the villa without all the fanfare of a spa treatment.
2768 people found these comments helpful
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AD123
Stayed November 2008
Overall rating: Excellent
AD123 has 1 recommendation for Beijing, China on Tablet Guides
I Liked
Style, service and layout. Great, unique experience. Awesome location!
What the hotel could do better
Restaurant was bland. Rooms could use a bit of maintainance.
4379 people found these comments helpful
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mlin617350
Stayed September 2008
Overall rating: Good
mlin617350 has 1 recommendation for Beijing, China on Tablet Guides
I Liked
I like the hotel surrounding, atmosphere, the architecture design and the private Great Wall very much.
What the hotel could do better
- I went from Guangzhou, it means it would take me 2.5hrs flight and 3hrs taxi to arrive the hotel. Unfortunatelly, the traffic jamed that day due to the National Holiday. After the tired journey, it decreased the excitement a lot.
- I feel the staff are not happy to work in the hotel because they all look cool and no smile, including their look, their voice and etc.
5130 people found these comments helpful
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brinehart
Stayed July 2008
Overall rating: Fair
I Liked
the concept - the 6 or 7 original villas
having private access to a part of the Wall
What the hotel could do better
the service was the worst we had experienced
no swimming pool at the hotel (but i believe one is under construction)
villa upkeep was poor.
7443 people found these comments helpful
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keggers552291
Stayed May 2008
Overall rating: Fair
I Liked
After complaining about our room we were moved to a much more suitable one.
What the hotel could do better
We phoned for an airport transfer with 3 hours notice and were told that it couldn't be arranged but that we would have no problem getting a taxi at the airport. Not the case! It took us 45 minutes to find a cab driver that would take us out to the place! We were not happy!
8692 people found these comments helpful
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